Silence Your Mind

by Ramesh Manocha

A practical, science-based guide that shows how in just 10 to 15 minutes a day you can make mediation part of your routine and improve your happiness, wellbeing and productivity, for people of all ages and all walks of life.

Can't sleep because your thoughts won't switch off? Does a constant stream of unnecessary chatter run thought your head? Mediation is a simple practice that can help you address these common experiences.

Through scientifically based research SILENCE YOUR MIND shows how meditation can fit into your busy schedule to improve your sense of wellbeing, help you reach your potential in sport, work and creative pursuits, and increase the quality of your life.

For just 10 minutes a day you can feel the benefits that meditation brings to your mental and physical health.

Australia's world-leading expert on meditation, Dr Ramesh Manocha, writes in a clear, straight forward way that will appeal to people who wouldn't normally consider meditation, as well as those who want to make it part of their daily lives.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health, Self Help

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Мартин Касабов]

Въпреки рационалните ми предразсъдъци, книгата успя да ме убеди, че няма нищо срамно в това да медитираш, а ползите са неизмерими.

[Pakinam Hussain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Skipped almost all the research and stories talk, i just get bored of all that, but thats just a small part, overall the book is fulll of informations, the meditation is quite simple, hope i will actually do it daily, as i was surprised to find that it does work, the silence is more than peaceful, i overthink like crazy and i must say, although i didnt expect it, but i dont think and worry as much as i used to, that and i dont really meditate daily, but will start doing it daily till its just a part of my day, and once am confident with it, i sure should teach others, silence of the mind is a priceless gift i realized.

[Ann Pratley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book up at my local library. The title captured me, unfortunately more than the book content did. I followed it through from start to finish but ended up skimming much of it due to the content being primarily about research on meditation. While this is surely interesting, when working through the book I had to concede that I had made a mistake in picking it up as I thought the book would be about helping me to silence my mind! Scattered through lots and LOTS of text about who found out what about meditation, are two small sections on how to meditate, but the small percentage of this compared to all the information that I didn't consider was practical guidance, has left me feeling glad I only borrowed it from a library so didn't pay for it. However, if you are interested in the history of meditation and about all the research done on the benefits of it (ie, everything except 'how to'), this could be the perfect book for you! So I'm giving it four stars because the book is well written and I guess it is more my misinterpretation about what I'd get out of it that was the error, not anything written.

[Sandy Morley · Rating 2 out of 5]

For the first 100 pages this reads like a sales pitch. This will change your life; the MAN wanted to keep this quiet, etc. It's tiring to get through and totally detracts from, well, pretty much everything.

It does touch some interesting ground afterwards, and instructions--when they come--are clear.

Most of the last of the book reads like a passionate amateur's analysis of academia, which is to say it's interesting and even infectiously enthusiastic, but not exactly incisive.

I guess I just can't recommend it. As an introduction to sahaja yoga, it is just too long; as a guide, there is no way of really referencing progress; and as a paper it is all over the place. It's certainly not without merit, but I think I'd learn more in five minutes with a practitioner than in all the afternoons I slogged through this.

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved that book from the first page!, regardless the length of the researches that have been done to reach the point.
However, it Practically gives me a very good idea about meditation
It puts me in the core of the subject smoothly, it gives me simple steps to meditate easily without the need to search for courses or special classes.

What really admires me is the scientific explanation for the mental silence phenomenon as I think this adds more to its volume as well as it helps in enriching the topic by not only describing a conceptual framework but also a physiological reality that occurs during The meditative state

The missed star is only for repeating topics that have been discussed before earlier in the book.

Thanks for this book ,as it pushes me to search more about meditation.

[Tina Milledge · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wasn't really what I was looking for. I like to think I have an open mind but I don't think this would've worked for me.

[Cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a martial artist, I found this a really interesting and informative approach to learning more about meditation and its variations.

[Alan]

The book is for the history and science. Instructions are also presented on the web page https://www.beyondthemind.com/how-to-...

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful guide to scientifically ratified meditation and its proven mental and physical health benefits. Whilst I think the book repeats itself quite a bit and I feel it could have benefited a bit more with some of the neuroscience behind how and why meditation works, I have to 4 star-it purely based on the fact that it has taken a scientifically literate and proven approach that makes meditation more accessible to a wider mindset of people. As an (almost!) doctor I find this wildly appealing that there is a method of mediation that I can recommend, not only based on anecdotal evidence, but based upon randomised controlled trials that have been repeatable. Easy to read, intriguing and best of all, contains an easy to follow guide for the specific type of meditation as well as a link to the comprehensive and free website with video, audio guides and constantly updated blog. Highly recommended reading it :)